Asia May 7, 2021 SOUTHEAST ASIA: An important month ahead for the continental countries Asia, Politics Bob Herrera-Lim Several continental Southeast Asian countries are dealing with an increase in Covid-19 cases and increased public apprehension of variants and potentially strained health care systems. Recognizing the economic cost of... Read More...
Asia May 4, 2021 CHINA: Politburo sees window of opportunity for painful reforms China, Politics editorial Gabriel Wildau The Communist Party's top decision-making body, the 25-person Politburo, held its quarterly meeting on economy policy on 30 April. Significant shifts in economic policy generally require a decision by the Politburo,... Read More...
Asia April 29, 2021 CHINA: Alleged population decline is less than meets the eye China, Politics Gabriel Wildau China's statistics bureau has denied a Financial Times report claiming that China's yet-to-be released 2020 census shows a decline in population for the first time in 60 years. Several technical issues cast... Read More...
Asia April 26, 2021 INDIA: Government tries to regain control of the pandemic India, Politics vaccines, editorial, covid-19 Aditi Phadnis As India prepares to vaccinate everyone above the age of 18 against Covid-19 from 1 May amid a serious challenge to its crumbling medical infrastructure, public anger, so far dormant, is... Read More...
Asia April 14, 2021 INDIA: Government lifts restrictions on vaccine imports as pandemic spreads India, Politics vaccines, editorial, covid-19 Aditi Phadnis The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has lifted all restrictions on imports of vaccines from anywhere in the world so long as they have been declared safe for... Read More...
Asia March 31, 2021 INDIA/PAKISTAN: A thaw after a long winter? Pakistan, India, Politics Aditi Phadnis Recent events suggest New Delhi and Islamabad are considering the normalization of relations. India and Pakistan face both geopolitical and economic compulsions. Full diplomatic relations could be followed by a long-stalled South... Read More...
Asia March 3, 2021 NORTH KOREA: Pyongyang could expand cyber attacks as economic crisis continues North Korea, Politics cyber, editorial Tobias Harris, Victor Cha The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in February that it was indicting three members of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), a clandestine agency that manages cyber warfare... Read More...
Asia March 25, 2021 SOUTHEAST ASIA: The emerging shape of inbound tourism policies through end 2021 Asia, Politics vaccines, covid-19 Bob Herrera-Lim As vaccinations have started to proceed apace in many of the region’s top tourism markets in the west, countries are putting more details into their plans for reopening travel. Many of... Read More...
Asia February 25, 2021 SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vaccination outlook for H1 2021 Asia, Politics vaccines Bob Herrera-Lim Indonesia leads the larger countries in confirmed vaccine supplies, both on absolute terms and as a percentage of its vaccination targets, for the next few months.The rest of... Read More...
Asia April 22, 2021 ASIA: Weekly politics update Asia, Emerging Markets, Politics editorial Bob Herrera-Lim, Gabriel Wildau, Tobias Harris Below is the weekly update of political developments across East Asia. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss any of the countries mentioned in more detail. CHINA:... Read More...
